Display device for water bottles



- 1 647,044 Oct. 25,1927. w. L. HENSEL DISPLAY DEVICE FOR WATER BOTTLESFiled Jan. 21, 1927 3 jnuenfoz I' atented Oct. 25, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFF1cE.'

\NINFIELD HENSEL, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MILLER RUBBER COMPANY,

OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORIPQRATION OF OHIO.

DISPLAY DEVICE FOR WATER BOTTLES.

Application filed January 21, 1927. Serial No. 162,511.

My said invention relates to an advertising or display device for use 1nconnection with rubber water bags or hot water bottles as they arecustomarily termed.

The invention aims to provide a simple and economical attachment whichmaybe readily applied to the bag prior to its belng placed in itsdisplay carton for shipment and which will retain its position thereonand which, when supplied with the customary advertising matter such asmakers name, or

(and) trade-mark, price, etc.. will present a distinctive and uniqueappearance.

With these and other objects in View the invention includes the novelarticle hereinafter described and defined by the appended claims.

In order that the invention may be better understood, I have shown it inthe accompanying drawings in connection with a water bag located in itsdisplay carton, it being understood that these bags are packed for thetrad-e in individual'boxes or cartons in which they may be displayed'instore windows and the like by removal of the cover.

In this drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of the box with the bag orbottle therein carrying the display device or corner.

Fig. 2 is aplan view of the blank from which the display device is made,and

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing the numeral 1designates the carton which is merely a tray like box adapted to receivethe customary cover (not shown). The bottle indicated by the numeral 2is of customary form and is provided at top and bottom with aperturedtabs 2 and 2 the apertures of which are engaged by buttons or studs 1and 1 respectively afiixed to t-he'bottom of the box The display deviceor corner comprises a pair of substantially triangular sheet members orportions 3 and 3 having their side and bottom edges which are disposedin substantially triangular relation, connected by side and bottom crosswebs or portions 3 This forms a substantially triangular pocketed memberwhich can be slipped onto the corner of the bag and forms an attractiveand unique display device, the top member having printed thereonadvertising or other desired material.

Preferably this member 3 is provided with an integral triangularextension 3' which, together with the adjoining portion of the topmember is printed to simulate a label as shown.

The bottom cross web 3 is provided with a slot 3 to receive thebottomtab 2 the, closed end of the slot serving to prevent the devicefrom slipping off the bag.

I preferably make the device or corner from a single blank cut to theshape shown in Fig. 2, which is scored on lines 6 b and c c to formlines of fold.

The portion 3 of the blank below the fold line 0 is designed to overlapthe lower edge of the member 3 and is provided with a tongue 3 adaptedfor insertion in the slot a of member 23*. Preferably the tongue has anenlarged portion as shown and a slot 9 which enables the two partsformed thereby to be overlapped, thereby narrowing the head of thetongue sufficiently to enable it to be inserted in the slot atwhereafter it expands and is lock-ed in place.

The edges 3 and 3 between-the adjacent ends of the cross webs arepreferably rounded to conform to the curved corner of the bag.

I claim;

1. A advertising attachment for water bottles comprising spaced parallelsheet members having side and bottom edges disposed in substantiallyright angular relation and cross webs connecting said side and saidbottom edges respectively, said members and'cross webs being formed frombottles comprising a pair of parallel sheet members of substantially theshape of a right angle triangle, and cross webs connecting the side and.bottom edges of the respec- Web integral with both members andconnecting the side edges thereof, and a cross Web connecting the bottomedges, said last named cross web being integral with one of said membersand having means for detachable connection with the other member.

In testimony WhereoLI aflix my signature.

VVINFIELD L. HENSEL.

